Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Durango, CO
Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1851381255, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (Colorado DR.0040492, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Sue McKinnis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0040492 CO
40492 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 764-3352
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2022
- Fax
- (970) 764-3375
- Medicaid IDs
- 65474562 NM
810524 AZ
48138746 CO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100913001160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1010 Three Springs Blvd
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Verify Valerie Sue McKinnis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0040492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Portercare Adventist Health SystemDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Sue McKinnis among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado
Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado
There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.
All 806 in Colorado → Every provider in Durango → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tonya Anderson, MDDurango, CO 813011811028616
- Sarah Brown, MDDurango, CO 813011124112818
- Robin GallowayDurango, CO 813011609879204
- Jennifer Heinicke, MDDurango, CO 813011154394021
- Galen Holmes, M.D.Durango, CO 813011831352582
- Krystie Karageorge, MDDurango, CO 813011164457388
- Tierney Lake, MDDurango, CO 813011194041210
- Peter Marshall, M.D.Durango, CO 813011417003013
Common questions
What is Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD's NPI number?
Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851381255, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 764-3352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0040492, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Valerie Sue McKinnis, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.